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Communities in the state of Maryland send more trash to Virginia landfills than any other state, and one large county may soon be adding to the flow of garbage – sending 600,000 tons of waste each year to (counties). People who live near the county’s incinerator like that idea, but opposition is growing as environmentalists make the case for keeping and burning local waste.Sandy Hausman has that story.
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The Chesapeake Bay watershed is home to a range of flora and fauna, including waterbirds. Those birds recently were a sticking point during discussions to update the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. -
State regulators have approved increases in what Dominion can charge customers. The average household will pay $11.24 per month more next year. Rates for Appalachian Power have also been rising. Some people blame data centers for the increase, but as Sandy Hausman reports, other factors are causing energy costs to spike. -
The Virginia State Corporation Commission signed off on Dominion Energy’s request to build the plant in Chesterfield County. -
There are two deadlines coming up if residents want to submit a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about a new proposal to build a gas compressor station in Montgomery County. -
An attorney for Justice and his wife, Cathy, entered into a joint motion for consent judgment with the federal government Monday. -
While some worry the artificial intelligence boom data centers are powering resembles the internet bubble in the late 90s, Governor Glenn Youngkin is more optimistic. -
Rural communities in Virginia are seeing fewer health care options, as providers encounter financial difficulties and pull back. In the last decade, Patrick County lost its hospital, doctors and nurses -- and as of last week, its urgent care center. -
For Chief Stephen Adkins and other tribal leaders, it's an opportunity to set the record straight and educate the public on the darker moments in their history. -
Helping people weatherize their homes seemed like kind of a no-brainer when Democratic Senator Mamie Locke of Hampton introduced a bill to create a task force last year. But the measure was vetoed by Governor Glenn Youngkin. -
New reports suggest this year’s feast could cost Virginians more than ever.
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